Columbus gets the tax breaks

Franklin County dominates rest of state in landing job creation tax credits

5:34 AM,
Nov. 18, 2013

McGraw

Written by

Dan Horn
Cincinnati Enquirer

Companies that do business near Ohio's capital get far more tax breaks for hiring new workers than companies anywhere else in the state.

Known as job creation tax credits, the state tax breaks can be worth thousands or even millions of dollars to companies that receive them in exchange for expanding their workforce.

A (Cincinnati) Enquirer analysis found that Franklin County, home to Columbus, gets more tax credit projects, more promised jobs, more potential payroll and more tax credit value than any county in Ohio. ...